What is "al-qubaysiat"

Al-Qubaysiat or Al-Qubaisiat القبيسياتis an Islamic organization established in the early 1960s, based in Damascus- Syria, founded and led by Sheykha Munira al-Qubaysi in Syria.

The Qubaysi group is for women only and is an active part of Syria’s Islamic revivalist movement.The group calls for an apolitical Islam. It aims at teaching Syrian young women and girls the Quran, al-Hadith , Tafsir and Islamic values and traditions. It organizes religious lessons in homes and has been instrumental in spreading religious sentiment among young women. Since its early days, the movement has operated semi-openly until it was recognized by Syrian state under Bashar al-Asad government in 2003 and was allowed to openly operate its activities from official mosques.